Ministry of Culture
Rs. 41127.86 lakh allocated for conservation of protected monuments during 2018-19: Dr. Mahesh Sharma
The conservation work on protected monuments of National importance in the country, under the Archaeological Survey of India , is attended regularly as per the requirements of different sites and availability of resources and they are in a fairly good state of preservation. Similarly museums are also maintained properly. ASI has already formulated comprehensive conservation policy for conservation of protected monuments, the details of which are available on ASI website www.asi.nic.in.
The protected monuments are kept in good condition. The public amenities are up-graded as per needs. All such features acts as attraction to the tourists for visit to heritage monuments in the country
The details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments, during the last five years and allocation for the current financial year are given below:
STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS ALLOCATED AND UTILISED FOR CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS UNDER ASI FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND ALLOCATION FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR

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Sl. No.
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Name of State/UT
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Circle / Branch
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Total Number of Monuments
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Expenditure
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Allocation
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2013-14
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2014-15
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2015-16
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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1.
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Uttar Pradesh
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Agra Circle
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743
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957.97
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1404.99
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1270.00
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940.00
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850.00
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800.00
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Lucknow Circle
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944.99
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1165.00
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945.08
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688.52
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648.97
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650.00
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Sarnath Circle
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---
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534.99
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495.00
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230.20
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200.00
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225.00
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2.
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Maharashtra
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Aurangabad Circle
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286
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493.00
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695.00
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629.05
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334.00
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544.99
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550.00
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Mumbai Circle
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415.00
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645.00
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902.82
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900.48
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914.98
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850.00
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Nagpur Circle
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---
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444.98
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845.00
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395.54
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530.00
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530.00
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3.
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Karnataka
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Bangalore Circle
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506
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1253.00
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1515.99
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1427.02
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1009.50
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1056.89
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950.00
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Mini Circle Hampi
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--
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90.00
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401.24
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800.31
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660.00
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650.00
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Dharwad Circle
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993.79
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713.94
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716.42
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516.98
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597.99
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600.00
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4.
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Madhya Pradesh
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Bhopal Circle
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292
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716.99
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956.99
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1261.01
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745.00
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779.98
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750.00
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5.
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Odisha
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Bhubaneswar Circle
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79
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280.00
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596.99
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679.52
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865.00
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689.92
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550.00
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6.
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West Bengal,
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Kolkata Circle
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136
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448.18
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549.63
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537.95
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280.68
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521.00
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751.18
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Sikkim
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03
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7.
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Tamil Nadu,
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Chennai Circle
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413
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845.00
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1070.01
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919.10
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583.98
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460.05
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500.00
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Puducherry 
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07
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8.
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Punjab
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Chandigarh Circle
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33
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795.92
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875.85
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634.98
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523.85
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424.91
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425.00
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Haryana
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91
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9.
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Himachal Pradesh
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Shimla Circle
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40
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155.86
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315.00
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300.00
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106.22
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148.75
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150.00
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10.
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Delhi
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Delhi Circle
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111
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1300.19
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1499.75
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1176.73
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562.50
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901.88
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1883.65
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Delhi Mini Circle
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63
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-
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-
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-
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418.05
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640.11
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600.00
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11.
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Goa
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Goa Circle
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21
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144.50
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397.36
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240.99
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155.30
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239.64
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240.00
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12.
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Assam
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Guwahati Circle
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55
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174.94
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292.56
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395.07
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262.19
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377.00
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300.00
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Manipur
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01
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Meghalaya
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Aizwal Circle, Mijoram
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08
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72.20
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86.20
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100.00
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Mizoram
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01
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Nagaland
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04
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Tripura
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08
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Arunchal Pradesh
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03
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13.
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Rajasthan
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Jaipur Circle
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162
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521.48
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610.00
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512.98
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208.48
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255.00
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260.00
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Jodhpur Circle
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---
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569.96
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729.29
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322.42
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370.00
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375.00
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14.
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Andhra Pradesh
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Amaravati Circle
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129
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1068.43
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998.32
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776.61
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841.50
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350.00
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650.00
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15.
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Telengana
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Hyderabad Circle
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08
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350.00
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16.
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Bihar
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Patna Circle
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70
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263.00
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414.99
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374.99
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153.53
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195.00
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250.00
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17.
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Jammu &
Kashmir
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Srinagar Circle
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56
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260.00
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443.00
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135.07
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95.83
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215.00
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250.00
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Mini Circle Leh
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13
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116.83
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141.98
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131.50
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43.40
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54.09
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55.00
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18.
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Kerala
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Thrissure Circle
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28
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455.00
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647.19
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545.00
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284.98
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325.00
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350.00
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19.
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Gujarat
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Vadodara Circle
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203
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655.00
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847.99
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1123.07
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1385.00
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1117.99
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950.00
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Daman & Diu
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12
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20.
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Uttarakhand
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Dehradun Circle
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42
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210.49
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264.99
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215.00
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55.07
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70.00
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70.00
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21.
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Chhattisgarh
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Raipur Circle
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47
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468.40
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587.89
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670.33
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216.30
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176.39
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175.00
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22.
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Jharkhand
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Ranchi Circle
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13
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69.00
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115.98
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147.61
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50.13
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175.00
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150.00
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Chemical
Preservation

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--
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510.85
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787.65
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729.60
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690.13
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549.79
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582.00
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Horticultural Activity 
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--
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2446.05
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3357.98
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3878.22
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4655.95
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5528.20
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5300.00
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D.G. Hqrs. Office.
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--
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--
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-
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10783.00
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19737.09
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19016.35
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Reserve
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---
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--
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--
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--
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---
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---
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289.68
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Total
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3687
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16963.86
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23551.95
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23746.25
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30176.22
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40391.81
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41127.86
The above information was given by Minister of State  for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate change Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in reply to an Unstarred Question in the Lok Sabha today.